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Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles have hit the Russian Bashneft processing plant in Ufa, located around 1,400 kilometres from the Ukrainian border, causing blasts and a inferno, per a source in Ukraine's intelligence agency.

This constitutes the 3rd Ukrainian security service far-reaching assault in the region in the last month. Such attacks illustrate that there are no protected areas in the deep rear of the Russian Federation.

Ukrainian President Appeals to US President to Broker Ceasefire in Ukraine

Volodymyr Zelenskyy appealed to the US President to facilitate a truce in the Ukrainian conflict in a phone call on the weekend.

"When a hostilities can be stopped in one region, then certainly other wars can be stopped as well, including the conflict with Russia," the President said, hailing Trump's "remarkable" Middle East truce proposal and requesting the US president to pressure the Kremlin into discussions.

Russian Assaults Claim Casualties in the Country

Moscow's assaults on Ukraine resulted in the deaths of several civilians on the weekend and disrupted electricity to areas of Ukraine's south Odesa area, per authorities in Ukraine.

A pair of individuals were killed within a place of worship in the town when it was targeted, according to local authorities.

In the Russian frontier area of the Belgorod region, a truck driver was killed by a attack from Ukraine, as stated by local officials.

Power Repair Operations in Kyiv

Efforts proceeded on Saturday to recover electricity in the Ukrainian capital, after Russian attacks.

Energy had been recovered to more than 800,000 residents by the weekend and the major private energy company stated the main operations to recover electricity was concluded though partial blackouts persisted.

Anti-Aircraft Efforts and UAV Downings

The Ukrainian air defences intercepted or jammed 54 out of seventy-eight UAVs from Russia sent against Ukraine during the night, the air force reported on Saturday.

Russia's military authorities stated it intercepted 42 drones over Russian territory.

Cuba Rejects Accusations of Deploying Soldiers to Ukraine

The Cuban government on the weekend refuted US claims it has deployed troops to fight in the hostilities, while stating the government "are without precise data about Cuban nationals" involved "on their own" or "as part of the armed units of either party".

The ministry in the capital said twenty-six Cuban citizens had been convicted to incarceration varying between five up to fourteen years for mercenary activity since the autumn of 2023 when reports spread of Cuban nationals being deployed to the frontlines in Ukraine.

Surrender Initiative Program Reports Data on Cuban National Enlistment

The program, a official Kyiv program that promotes enemy combatants to lay down arms, said in spring: "Our information indicates the personal data of one thousand and twenty-eight Cubans who signed contracts with the Moscow's troops in recently."

The Cuban authorities stated of those who might be involved: "It is irrefutable that no individual possesses the encouragement, commitment, or authorization of the Cuban authorities for their activities."

Kin of Cuban nationals who traveled to the Russian Federation in 2023 told news outlets at the time that their loved ones had been misled into enlisting through advertisements on social media.